For the second tier of Democratic candidates the path to the nomination runs through (over?) Joe Biden.
Take Kamala Harris. (Yes, please.) Here’s the Washington Post‘s lead the day after round 2 of the debates: “Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) was the big winner of the first set of Democratic primary debates. She went into June polling at about 7 percent; she emerged at better than double that mark.”
REALLY?! She went from not having the support of 93% of Democrats to not having the support of 85% of them. Stand back! It’s a landslide!
The only thing that’s interesting about the Democratic debates is trying to figure out which candidates are auditioning for the nomination to a third (or fourth) party ticket.
The ones who are trying to “out-freedom” the regular Democrats are clearly vying for a spot on the Libertarian Party ballot.
The ones who are crying “socialist” and “radical” have the delusion a tsunami of public opinion will propel them to lead a new centrist Macaroni-and-Cheese Party.
And the other also-rans are simply hoping for a cabinet appointment in a Democratic administration. And failing that, a book deal. Any book deal. O God, please, a book deal.
And thanks to CNN’s incisive journalism – “Did you hear what she said about you? Go ahead – say it again, say it to his face.” – the turnout for junior high school straw polls will soar to record highs.
Because that’s the real news America wants, not that melodramatic stuff about a proto-fascist President propped up by a proto-fascist propaganda empire.
Anything but the elephant in the room.
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